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Risks and Decisions for Conservation and Environmental Management (Ecology, Biodiversity and Conservation) - Softcover
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Emphasizing the philosophy of uncertainty and the frailties of human psychology when people are confronted with risky situations, this book describes how to conduct a thorough environmental risk assessment. Technical methods are provided to help make assessments more objective and less prone to the biases of those involved in the assessment. Consideration is given to the way in which both subjective beliefs and technical analysis may be used to make better informed decisions.
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This book describes how to conduct a thorough, honest and complete environmental risk assessment. Coverage includes the philosophy of uncertainty and the frailties of human psychology when people are confronted with risky situations, including experts. Technical methods are provided to help make assessments more transparent and less prone to the biases of those involved in the assessment, and consideration is given to the way in which both subjective beliefs and technical analysis may be used to make better informed and fairer decisions.
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Mark Burgman is Professor of Environmental Science in the University of Melbourne, Australia.
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0521543010
- ISBN 13 9780521543019
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages504
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This book outlines how to conduct a complete environmental risk assessment. The first part documents the psychology and philosophy of risk perception and assessment, introducing a taxonomy of uncertainty and the importance of context. It provides a critical examination of the use and abuse of expert judgement and goes on to outline approaches to hazard identification and subjective ranking that account for uncertainty and context. The second part of the book describes technical tools that can assist risk assessments to be transparent and internally consistent. These include interval arithmetic, ecotoxicological methods, logic trees and Monte Carlo simulation. These methods have an established place in risk assessments in many disciplines and their strengths and weaknesses are explored. The last part of the book outlines some new approaches, including p-bounds and information-gap theory, and describes how quantitative and subjective assessments can be used to make transparent decisions. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR006682139
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